Rural social welfare : preparing students to work effectively in rural communities : an Australian experience
- Authors: Green, Rosemary
- Date: 2000
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Rural Communities & Identities in the Global Millennium, International Conference, May 1-5, 2000
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- Description: The complexity of rural practice in rural and remote communities means that higher order skills are required by rural social workers. In 1991, the University of Ballarat in Victoria (Australia) began teaching a course to prepare students for work in rural social welfare. The course was developed partly to meet industry needs, as local agencies were unable to attract qualified staff. While generic skills, such as counseling and group work, are taught, they are taught with emphasis on particular issues likely to occur in rural settings. Contextual issues include the role of the practitioner as a professional and a community member, confidentiality and privacy, and working within and between complex social networks. Existing courses of social work and welfare address rural practice in a peripheral fashion, whereas rural practice is thoroughly integrated into all elements of this course: course philosophy, curriculum design, teaching strategies, and assessment. The course's philosophical approach emphasizes community development principles of engagement and empowerment within communities. A brief framework of the course and evaluations completed by staff and students are provided. (Contains 15 references.) (TD)
- Description: E1
Traversing the great divide! : preparing social work and welfare students for rural practice in Australia
- Authors: Green, Rosemary
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
- Description: "This professional doctorate portfolio presents the results of my investigations into how to better prepare social work and welfare students for rural practice in Australia."--p. 2.
Ensuring the future of rural social work in Australia
- Authors: Brown, Grace , Green, Rosemary
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Rural Society Vol. 19, no. 4 (2009), p. 293-295
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- Description: The article focuses on several approaches to improve social work in remote, rural and regional locales in Australia. It says that despite the need for social work services, human service agencies face difficulty in retention and recruitment of qualified staff. To address such problems in rural social work, it suggests the involvement of urban universities, which provide social work education, by supporting rural student placements. It mentions the need for industry support to encourage and assists student in rural placements. It also states that distance education can be an alternative for students from rural locales. Moreover, it says that continuing professional development opportunities should be provided for rural social workers.
- Description: 2003007962